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tahtānee

(to man/woman) teshrab/
dozen dasta can I get you a drink?
teshrabee hāga?

half a dozen nos dasta what would you like (to
drink)? (to man) tehebb
drawer dorg teshrab ay?
English ➜ Arabic

drawing rasm (to woman) tehebbee
teshrabee ay?
dreadful mo’rif
no thanks, I don’t drink la’
dream (noun) helm shokran, ana mabashrabsh

dress (noun) fostān I’ll just have a drink of water
ana hākhod kobbāyit mīya
dressed: to get dressed labas bas

dressing gown rōb drinking water mīyit shorb
deshambbar
is this drinking water? el
drink (noun: alcoholic) shorb mīya salha lesh-shorb?
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(non-alcoholic) mashroob drive (verb) sā’

(verb) sharab we drove here gayna bil
aarabayya
a cold drink haga sa’aa
I’ll drive you home

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